Water-power.



J. T. ROSS.

WATER POWER.

APPLICATION FILED APR. 25, 1.912.

1,049,606.v Patented Jan.7,1913.

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COLUMBIA PLANDGRARH C0..WASHINBT0N,Y D c.

'.T. T. ROSS.

WATER POWER.

APPLICATION FILED APR. 25, 1912.

Patented Jan. '7, 1913.

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' lTo all 'whom t may concern: i

JAMES ,THOMAS-Rossi or Y'1`:Lij r iae1o, .oHLAHoMm AssIGNoH or"k `FIVE oN'-HUN-y DREDTHs To N." A.WARRENQFIvEaONE-HUNDHEDTHS To AsLnuGHTHR,LAND

t "TEN ONE-HUNDREDTHS 'ro HOWARD `Meuleman ALL or IDABEIaf OKLAHOMA, k.AND

TEN ONBHUNDHEDTHSITO T. J. NicHoLs, Y'.LWHNTY oNn-HUNDREDTHS mdnfr.- :i sLEDGE, FIFTLEN ONE-HUNDHEDTHS; To J. MARKHAM, y'.rENfoNi'ip-HUNDHHDIDHS To E. H. THoMAsfnNnTEN oNHHU1\T:DHED'rHsTo JOHN 1).H'LX; ALL on DUNCAN;

V OKLAHOMA.

@Be it known that` I, `.Latins T. Ross,yfa citizen Lof the United States, residing at Eldorado, in the county of Jackson, State of'Oklahoma, have` invented certain new and useful Improvements in Water-Pow ers; 4andl I do hereby declare the following to ybe a full, clear, and eXactdescripf tion of the invention, such .as willenable others skilled in the. art :to which it appertains to make and usethesame; This rvrinvention, relates to .walter powers `designedfor operation in; irrigation 'ditches An object or the likel where tha-volume of water is l limited. c, 1 of the ,presentA `inventicm is to y provideamainwaterzwheel, anda,plurality of supplemental water lwheelslmounted in advance and in rearjof-themain Wheel, each supplemental-wheel being mountedfion acrank shaft whichim'pa'rts movement'to l the vmain water wheell through the kinstrumentality of a novehgratchet V.and 3 paw-l mechanism. ci f A 'ji V A further objectjofthe inventionisl to provide fa Wheel vihouse for all thewater wheelsffthat will 'have a novel4 end wall which' prevents an abnormalramount-of wa,-

overlow from thefirrilgating `d,tcl 1.=..-f.jk i

Withy the above obj ectsin view the inven` i tionconsists inlnrcertaini,noveldetails of i con;

struction and combiilationoi: parts hereinafter fully describedend claimed, itbeing `understood ythat :various modifications; may

be made in the minor details of ,construction- 4within 4the* scope kof the'appended claims.'

y. A Inf 'the accompanying .drawings forming part;Y of;w this y, specication :TEigure 1j lis Qa i side elevationof -a waterA power embodying my improvements Withthe wheel house;

l'shown in section. VI*`,ig.`j2 isa longitudinal y"sectional view through ,the water,--power.

,Figp is a plany view/fof the" watfer; power with thewheel house in section. Fig.x4yisga. i ycross sectional view through'the main wheel l. fland flume. Fig. 5 is aside elevation'ota ratchet and4 paw'l mechanism. ;l 4,"ig.,f6 isa sideselevation of theratchet land awl mech-` vani'smshowing the `parts ina diflerent posif' :n :tion romv/thatl shown vin .5, Fig., 7V is a.

.anchoring boltsk 16 or theflike. i i Wally 1of, krthe "housing, is yspaced a suiiicient i Specification of` laettersv Patent. P'alfiilltd'fall. 1913# i 'fnpbucation-i1eki `April 25, 1912;. ,serial No. 693,179.

lar parts, 10 designates a troughk or flumev view taken lOli-the lincf-,z' :i

formed preferablyrof hardened plastic maf terialfsuch Yascement'k or the like, this fiume f beingfpUshape in cross section andhaving eading ends of its side `walls directed inwardly as shown :at 11 to provide acon- Ystricted"` intake endirfor kthe flume,which communicates with the irrigating ditch vl2. i,"

The flume ,is housed over byl aninvertedU- "shapedhousing 13 thefs'ide wallsfof which bear upon the ground and areI provided with oricedpears Y14, ,through which posts 15 kembedded in Vthe ground 'are passed The top distance above fthe ground to house]y over supplemental wheels which "will be presmain wheeljwhich also ywill be ,presently described. kThe leading t endA wall 18 `offthe retly descrbedv and SfUi'te/rmore bOWe upwardly as Shown @l-lfm house overt-he housing is bowed outwardly,tolconiforinyto` y. the constrited intake; of -theftlumax and 'forms a bale or deleotorfwa'llthe lower edge 'owhich is flush with the normal llevel of the water inthe irrigating ditch so'ythat in, caseyof anr abnormal amount of water; flowing .down the ditch, the ,excess:water willbe deflected bythewall over the banks ofthe ditch.V lIny this' manner-fthe Water levelwithin t-he flumeq is maintained oonpreferably formed othardened plasticlmay- .teria'lsuch vas cement or -thelike'. .bfgy. l

rlheniain wheel is designatedfin general .stantat'all-times., Thehousing 13 orwheel fp-' i yhouse as it will behereinafter referredrtoj is by the, numeral, 19 andv :the supplemental i;

wheelsI by the, numerals 20,1121 and '22,:and sineallof the wheelsare' identical incon- .structijon-,but one will be described in detail. It'willt here be stated thatjthesupplemen'- tal wheels are of lessdiameter'than. the mail) ,i

wheel and. are arrangedfin'r advance offand in rear/"ofthe mainwheel, and; therepmay be'anydesired number of these supplemental wheels, three supplemental wheels` ,be-f

ing Shows inthe present'instencerfr; brsY- ity. All of the wheels are mounted on axles 23 which are journaled in suitable bearing boxes 24 supported upon posts 25 which may be formed of any desired material and are preferably embedded in the top edges of the flume. The shafts of the supplemental wheels in advance of the flume terminate in cranks 26 which are arranged upon the same side of the flume, andthe shaft of the supplemental wheel which is arranged in rear of the main, wheel terminates in a cra-nk 27 which is arranged upon the opposite side of the flume.

Each wheel comprises a closed cylindrical drum 28 the circular ends Y29 of which are provided with cylindrical flanges 30 which are. keyed to the wheel shaft. rI`his drum is designed to be lled with sand or other ballast to increase the weight o-f the wheel so that when the wheel is once started its momentum will promote the smooth running of the wheel. Arranged radially and in pairs on the circular ends of the drum are spokes 31, the outer ends of which are connect-ed by blades 32, it being understood that the spokes are of sufficient length to permit of the blades extending to nearly the bottom of the fiume. blades may be tilted in a direction opposite to the direction of rotation of the wheel, a wedge-shaped spacing block 33 is interposed between each blade and its supporting spokes, and further a wedge-shaped block 34 is fixed to the working face of the blade near the edge of the blade. By this construction, the face of the blade against which the water exerts its force, is not radially disposed as would be the case were the blade fixed directly to its supporting spokes, but rather is disposed in planes which intersect the circumference of the drum without passing through the center of the drum. Thus a compartment or bucket is formed between the working face of a blade 32, the wedge-shaped block 34 on the working face of t-he blade, and the wedgeshaped spacing blocky 33 of the next succeeding blade. Secured to the outer edges of the spokes are circular walls 35 which cooperate with the blades and wedge-shaped blocks in forming the above described buckets.

For transmitting the rotary movement of the supplemental wheels to the main wheel, stub shafts 36 are arranged on opposite sides of the main wheel. By now referring to Fig. 7, it will be seen that each stub shaft is journaled at one end in a suitable bearing box 37 supported by the adjacent ost 25 which supports the main wheel shaft. Fixed to the stub shaft near its secured end is a spur gear 39 which meshes with a spur gear 40 fixed upon the adjacent end of the main wheel shaft. Loose Adrums 41 are mounted on the stub shaft,

In order that the one drum for each supplemental wheel. A iiexible cable 42 is secured to the periphery of each drum and to the crank of the related supplemental wheel crank shaft. Formed in one side of each drum is a circular recess 43 and xed to the shaft within this recess is a ratchet wheelI 44. Loosely mounted on a pivot pin 45 arranged in the floorof the recess is a pawl 46.

Projecting radially from the periphery of each drum is a substantially rectangular frame 47, this frame being preferably formed in a single piece and being provided at one end with a foot 48 which is secured by securing screws 49 or the like to the periphery of the drum. A pair of metallic weight blocks 50 are arranged on opposite sides of the frame and are connected by a bolt 51 which projects through the frame and by means of which the weights may be shifted toward or away from the periphery of the drum. v

Suppose that the crank of one of the supplemental wheel is in an upright position as shown in Fig. 5. During the initial stages of rotation of the crank in a counterclockwise direction, the related loose drum will be rotated on its stub shaft, the pawl carried by the drum meanwhile loosely moving over the teeth of the ratchet wheel. During this movement of the drum, the weighted frame 47 of *the drum will be moved upwardly. Now when the crank is moved through an arc of 180 degrees, and begins to ascend, the related cable will become slack, and the weighted frame will gravitate and cause the. rotation of the drum in a clock-wise direction, the pawl of the drum during such rotation operatively engaging the teeth of the related ratchet wheel and imparting movement to the stub shaft which movement through the instrumentality of the mating spur gears is imparted to the shaft of the main wheel.

It is obvious that by mounting a great number of supplemental wheels in advance of and in rear of the main wheel,that the actuation of the main drive wheel dueto the supplemental wheels may be made practically continuous since the ratchet and pawl mechanism of at least one supplemental wheel of the series willbe active while the ratchet and pawl mechanisms of the remaining wheels are passive.

What is claimed, is

1. In a water power including in combination with a flume, a water wheel mounted to turn in said flume comprising a shaft, a closed drum fixed to said shaft, ballast in said drum, spokes arranged in pairs and extending radially beyond the periphery of said drum, a blade connecting the outer ends of each pair of spokes, a wedge-shaped spacing block interposed between the outer end of each blade and its supporting spokes, a

` succeeding blade in forming a bucket.

' with the main wheelshaft, a ratchet wheel Vmain wheel mounted to turn in said flume,

second wedge-shaped block disposed on ythe working face of said blade, said second the wedge shaped spacing block ofthe next 2. In a water power, yagiume, -a rnanwa-y ter wheel mounted to turn therein, a supplemental wheel onone sidevof said main wheel, a lcranlr assembled with said supplemental wheel, a stub shaft having agear connection on said stub shaft, a loose drum on saidV stub shaft having a `pawl Connection with said ratchet wheel, a yflexible connector between said crank imparting rotary yInovement to said drum in onedireetion, and a weight assembled with said drum imparting movement to the drumz in direction. f l,

3. Awater powerincluding a flume, a

`an opposite a supplemental wheel mounted to turnlin Y sald flume, a crank'assembled with the shaft ofk said` supplemental wheel, a stub` shaft operatively connected to the shaft on said ,main Wheel, a ratchet wheel keyed to saidy stub shaft, a loosedrum mounted to turn on said stub shaftandhavng a pawl Connection'with said ratchet wheel, a flexible con'-A nector-.seeured tosad crank and to said loose druml fork .imparting movement 'to thek y t and a weight adjustably frame, said weight operating to. limit `movement of said drum in an opposite direction". In testmonywhereof, I ailixk my signature, inpresence of two witnesses.

JAMES THOMASRoss. `4`

Witnesses: A

Jos. H. BLAoKwooD, GEO. CHANDLEE.

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